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Thursday, December 7, 2017

Westbrook's triple-double helps Thunder rally past Jazz

Beal has career-high 51, Wizards down Trail Blazers

NBA results/standings

Washington 106, Portland 92; Oklahoma City 100, Utah 94; Toronto 126, Phoenix 113.

Boston Toronto Philadelphia NY Knicks Brooklyn

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division

W

L

PCT

GB

21

4

.840

-

15

7

.682

4.5

13

10 .565

7

11

12

.478

9

9

14

.391

11

Cleveland Detroit Milwaukee Indiana Chicago

Central Division

17

7

.708

-

14

9

.609

2.5

12

10 .545

4

13

11

.542

4

3

19

.136

13

Washington Miami Charlotte Orlando Atlanta

Southeast Division

13

11

.542

-

11

12

.478

1.5

9

13

.409

3

10

15

.400

3.5

5

18

.217

7.5

Denver Minnesota Portland Utah Oklahoma City

Western Conference

Northwest Division

13

10 .565

-

14

11

.560

-

13

11

.542

0.5

13

12

.520

1

11

12

.478

2

Golden State LA Clippers LA Lakers Phoenix Sacramento

Pacific Division

19

6

.760

-

8

14

.364

9.5

8

15

.348

10

9

17

.346

10.5

7

16

.304

11

Houston San Antonio New Orleans Memphis Dallas

Southwest Division

18

4

.818

-

16

8

.667

3

12

12

.500

7

8

15

.348

10.5

7

17

.292

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OKLAHOMA CITY: Russell Westbrook scored 34 points in his seventh triple-double of the season, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from 17 points down in the second half to defeat the Utah Jazz 100-94 on Tuesday night. Westbrook finished with 14 assists and 13 rebounds. Paul George scored 21 points, Steven Adams had 20 points and nine rebounds and Carmelo Anthony added 14 points and eight rebounds for the Thunder, who won their third straight. Rookie Donovan Mitchell scored 31 points and Joe Ingles added 16 for the Jazz, who had won six straight and scored at least 106 points in each game. The Jazz led 47-39 at halftime, and they opened things up even more early in the third quarter. A driving layup by Alec Burks put the Jazz up 72-55 as the Thunder continued to misfire on open shots. Westbrook closed out the third quarter strong and helped the Thunder cut Utah's lead to 80-68 by the

Toronto improves its NBA-best home

record to 9-1

end of the period. He scored 11 points in the quarter. The Thunder finally took the lead on a layup by Westbrook with about four minutes remaining.

WIZARDS 106, TRAIL BLAZERS 92 Bradley Beal scored a career-high 51 points, and Washington bounced back from a demoralizing loss the night before to beat Portland. Beal made 21 field goals, also a career high, and the Wizards led by as many as 23 points. He hit five 3-pointers. Damian Lillard finished with 30 points, eight rebounds and nine assists for the Blazers, who have lost three straight at home after returning from a 4-1 trip. Portland was hurt midway through the final quarter when center Jusuf Nurkic limped off the court and to the locker room after appearing to injure his right ankle. He had 15 points and nine rebounds before leaving. The Wizards were coming off a 116-69 loss Monday night at Utah, the second-

OKLAHOMA CITY: Oklahoma City Thunder forward Carmelo Anthony, right, shoots over Utah Jazz forward Joe Ingles (2) in the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game in Oklahoma City. -- AP

largest losing margin in franchise history.

RAPTORS 126, SUNS 113 Kyle Lowry had 20 points and 10 assists, DeMar DeRozan scored 20 points and Toronto beat Phoenix, improving its NBA-best home record to 9-1. Suns guard Devin Booker had to be carried off the floor by two teammates after suffering an apparent leg injury with 2:40 remaining and Phoenix trailing by 11. Booker froze in pain while playing defense and did not move as train-

ers came out to examine him. Booker, who shook off a 2-for-11 start to score a season-high 46 points Monday in a win at Philadelphia, shot 0 for 7 in the first half Tuesday. He finished 4-for-15 with 19 points, including 10 of 12 from the foul line. Serge Ibaka scored 19 points and OG Anunoby matched his career high with 16 as Toronto won its fourth straight. The Raptors, who have scored 100 or more points in 10 consecutive games, almost reached triple digits in three quarters Tuesday. Toronto led 97-79 heading to the fourth. -- AP

Motul partners

at Le Mans

truck racing

LONDON: Making full use of Motul's Heavy Duty range, the international lubricant specialist is technically supporting Rooster Racing in the British Truck Racing Association (BTRA) Championship, one of the series which feeds into the FIA-sanctioned European Truck Racing Championship.

The wishes of thousands of truck racing fans came true recently at the home of endurance racing, Le Mans, with the first 100% truck racing event - the FIA ETRC, the French Cup for Trucks and the BTRA - joining the event as an unofficial round of the national championship. With the trucks shaking the ground and wowing the senses, it provided spectators with the ultimate entertainment and some heavy-duty racing action.

From the four races over the weekend, Rooster Racing's driver, Luke Taylor, scooped three 2nd places and one 3rd making it a dream weekend for the Manchester driver and "King Klaus", his MAN racing-prepared truck.

Motul has provided the team with the very specific products needed for this type of racing - Tekma Ultima + 5W30 engine oil, Gear Synt TDL 75W90 gearbox oil and Multi ATF power steering fluid, all of which helped Rooster Racing

towards their success. Driver Luke Taylor explains more

about how Motul made light work of the heavy-duty racing environment: "For a while we were having issues with the power steering which made the truck a lot more physical to drive through the corners. We had a chat with the Motul technical expert who straight away understood the problem and recommended we use Motul Multi ATF. From the minute we switched, at Le Mans, we notice a real improvement in the handling during the race and, of course, our results improved too. Definitely the best decision we've made!"

Motul Head of Heavy-Duty, Keith Johnson, added: "We've been developing our range of products dedicated to HD and, as in the case of cars and powersports, the natural next step was to get involved in truck racing. As we've proved with other areas of motorsport, racing and especially endurance racing - is the best laboratory and test bench to develop and test our products for wider consumer use. We're delighted with this new collaboration with this promising team."

ALSAYER Engineering, a subsidiary of ALSAYER Holdingis the authorized distributor for Motul in Kuwait, world class lubricants with global presence in 160 countries. Technologically leading products from Motul lubricants will be available for customers at ALSAYER Engineering's wide network of five centers for tires, oils and paints as well as in authorized dealers, co-ops, garages and Auto-repair shops across the State of Kuwait.

Vitali Klitschko,

Erik Morales

win selection to

Boxing HOF

CANASTOTA: Three years after he threw his hat back into the political ring for good, former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko achieved the ultimate honor for his time in that other ring - selection to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.

"It's a dream of many boxers to be a member of the Hall of Fame family," Klitschko, now the mayor of Kiev, Ukraine, said in a statement from the Hall of Fame. "I've thought about the Hall of Fame, but I never expected one day that I would be among the legends who were always examples for me. It's a big honor."

Klitschko was one of nine people selected for induction next June. Other boxers in the class of 2018 announced Tuesday were fourdivision world champion Erik Morales and light middleweight champion Ronald "Winky" Wright, while Sid Terris was elected posthumously in the old-timer category.

Elected in the observer category were broadcasters Steve Albert and Jim Gray, and German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl was selected in the non-participant category. Ring announcer Johnny Addie and promoter Lorraine Chargin were elected posthumously in the non-participant category.

Voting was conducted by members of the Boxing Writers Association and a panel of international boxing historians. With a Ph.D in his portfolio, the 6-foot-7 Klitschko earned the nickname "Dr. Ironfist." A product of the Soviet athletic system, Klitschko and his younger brother, Wladimir, dominated the heavyweight class for a decade.

Vitali Klitschko boxed professionally from 1996-2013 but took three years off to pursue politics, finishing second in the race for mayor of Kiev in 2006. He used a fierce jab and aggressive punching to register an impressive 45-2 record with 41 knockouts, and his most memorable fight might have been his second loss. It came against WBC champion Lennox Lewis in Los Angeles in 2003. Klitschko was ahead on the scorecards when the fight was stopped after the sixth round because of a bad cut above Klitschko's left eye.

Morales won titles in four weight divisions. Nicknamed "El Terrible," the native of Mexico followed his father into the ring and won the NABF and WBC super bantamweight titles. He also defeated Guty Espadas Jr. for the WBC featherweight title in 2001, captured the WBC and IBF super featherweight titles in 2004, and in 2011 defeated Pablo Cano for the WBC light welterweight title. He retired a

MUNICH: In this Jan. 28, 2001, file photo, Vitali Klitschko, of Ukraine, shows the world championship belt after he knocked out Orlin Norris, of the United States in the first round of a WBO heavyweight title fight in Munich, Germany. Klitschko, have been elected to the International Boxing Hall of Fame.-- AP

year later after back-to-back losses to Danny Garcia, finishing with a pro record of 52-9 (36 KOs).

Wright, a native of Washington, D.C., was a 5-foot-10 southpaw who captured the NABF light middleweight title twice (1995-96, 2000) and four world 154-pound title belts. He also competed as a middleweight and scored wins over Sam Soliman and Felix Trinidad before retiring in 2012 with a pro record of 51-6-1 (25 KOs).

"Oh, man, it's an honor," Wright said. "I appreciate it. It feels so great." For Don Chargin, his wife's selection was a dream come true. Together, they co-promoted thousands of boxing shows over nearly five decades before her death in 2010.

"This news has made my day," Chargin said. "I'm just so happy. I've been wishing and praying for this." Albert is the younger brother of broadcasters Marv and Al Albert, so talking had always been second nature - until Steve got the word.

"It's rare for me, but I'm a little speechless right now," said Steve Albert, who called more than 300 championship bouts for Showtime from 1987-2009. "Having been out of the sport for a few years I didn't expect it to happen. It's a little overwhelming."

For Gray, a veteran of over 700 championship bouts as part of the broadcast team at Showtime, it, too, was an unforgettable moment. "I got chills," Gray said. "I'm so honored and so grateful to the sport, the fighters and the Hall of Fame. What an amazing feeling to have this unique recognition."

Kohl, a native of Hamburg, Germany, was a timekeeper for the German Professional Boxing Association before venturing into promoting in the late 1980s under the Universum Box-Promotion banner. He promoted more than 2,100 bouts.

Terris, dubbed the "Ghost of the Ghetto," was a lightweight from New York who excelled as an amateur, going unbeaten in 50 fights. In 1922, he won the New York state, New York City, national and international amateur lightweight championships and also was the national AAU bantamweight champion. Although he never fought for a title, Terris had a solid pro career, retiring in 1931 with a record of 92-13-5 (12 KOs). He died in 1974.

A native of Italy, Addie was a broker on Wall Street and announced boxing matches as a sideline before being hired by Madison Square Garden in 1948. He called virtually every major fight there until his death in 1971. --AP

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